GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| pliant | pliable |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |